Amos Yee, 27, arrested upon arrival in S'pore, handed 3 charges for NS enlistment offences

Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee Pang Sang, 27, was arrested upon his arrival in Changi Airport on the morning of Mar. 20.

He was charged in court for offences under the Enlistment Act, said the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

He was handed three charges, according to CNA.

He is accused of failing to report for medical screening under the Enlistment Act from Apr. 26, 2016 to Mar. 19, 2026, a period of nine years.

He is also accused of leaving Singapore without valid exit permits.

This occurred over two periods from Dec. 13, 2015 to Apr. 19, 2016, and from Dec. 15, 2016 to Mar. 19, 2026.

Appeared in court via video-link

Yee appeared in court via video-link, CNA also reported.

He had long hair and wore a black sweater and a slight smile.

He was held at Cantonment Complex.

The deputy public prosecutors asked for Yee to be held in Changi Prison instead as the Central Manpower Base is investigating the case and there was a need for prudence.

The judge granted the request.

Yee said he was not engaging a lawyer.

Deportation and arrest

Yee was deported from the U.S. on Mar. 19, according to U.S. immigration enforcement ICE.

His case was listed for mention in Court 4B of the Singapore State Court at 9:15am on Friday.

According to Mindef and MHA, he was arrested by Central Manpower Base (CMPB) enlistment inspectors at Changi Airport upon his return.

He was then charged for offences committed under the Enlistment Act, namely failing to report for pre-enlistment medical screening and remaining outside of Singapore without a valid exit permit.

Under the law, offenders convicted of such offences may be fined up to S$10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.

Left Singapore in 2016

Yee first became widely known in Singapore in 2015 after publishing videos and posts containing remarks that led to charges for deliberately wounding religious feelings.

He was jailed that year after making offensive comments about Christians.

In 2016, he again faced legal consequences after posting material that targeted both Christians and Muslims, resulting in another jail sentence and fine.

Yee left Singapore for the U.S. in 2016, where he was granted asylum in 2017.

He was arrested there and charged for sexual offences, and was sentenced to six years’ jail in December 2021.

He was released on parole in October 2023, but was re-arrested a month later for violating his parole conditions.

It is believed that he had broken the terms of his parole.

The restrictions included not being allowed to use the internet without approval from the state corrections department, and not being permitted to be near a place where children would be, unless the department allowed it.

U.S. authorities subsequently took him into custody for deportation proceedings following his release from prison in November 2025, said Mindef and MHA.

As he no longer holds a valid Singapore passport, he was issued a Document of Identity by the Singapore authorities.

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